Margie Patlak is an award-winning science writer who has written over two hundred
articles about the environment, neuroscience, biomedical research, and technology for
popular publications such as
Discover
magazine,
The Washington Post, the Los Angeles
Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer
and many others; and her personal essays have
appeared in a number of literary journals and newspapers. She has degress in Botany and
Environmental Studies and divides her time between Philadelphia and Corea, Maine.
79 Ebooks de Margie Patlak
Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Improving the Quality of Cancer Clinical Trials
Scientists and clinicians seek a new paradigm that could improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and overall success rate of cancer clinical trials, while maintaining the highest standards of qua …
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Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Implementing Colorectal Cancer Screening
The IOM’s National Cancer Policy Board estimated in 2003 that even modest efforts to implement known tactics for cancer prevention and early detection could result in up to a 29 percent drop in cance …
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€30.13
Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trials and NCI Cooperative Groups
The NCI-sponsored cooperative groups have made important contributions to improving treatment for many types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, colorectal, and childhood cancers. Cooperative group …
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€33.20
Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Ensuring Quality Cancer Care Through the Oncology Workforce
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) predicts that by 2020, there will be an 81 percent increase in people living with or surviving cancer, but only a 14 percent increase in the number of …
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€21.07
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Policy Issues in the Development of Personalized Medicine in Oncology
One of the challenges in treating cancer is the disease’s complexity and variation among patients. Cancer manifests differently in each patient, so treatments that are effective in one patient may no …
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€21.19
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Foundation for Evidence-Driven Practice
The IOM’s National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop October 5-6, 2009, to examine how to apply the concept of a ‘rapid learning health system’ to the problem of cancer. This document summarizes th …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Policy Issues in the Development of Personalized Medicine in Oncology
One of the challenges in treating cancer is the disease’s complexity and variation among patients. Cancer manifests differently in each patient, so treatments that are effective in one patient may no …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Extending the Spectrum of Precompetitive Collaboration in Oncology Research
Despite spending more time and money in developing novel therapeutics, the success rate for new pharmacologic treatments has been poor. Although the research and development expenditures have grown 1 …
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€29.49
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Foundation for Evidence-Driven Practice
The IOM’s National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop October 5-6, 2009, to examine how to apply the concept of a ‘rapid learning health system’ to the problem of cancer. This document summarizes th …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Extending the Spectrum of Precompetitive Collaboration in Oncology Research
Despite spending more time and money in developing novel therapeutics, the success rate for new pharmacologic treatments has been poor. Although the research and development expenditures have grown 1 …
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Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee to Review the Federal Response to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Review of the Proposal for the Gulf Long-Term Follow-Up Study
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unprecedented not only in its size but also in the use of chemical dispersants and controlled burns to remove the oil. The National Institute of Environmental Health S …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Nanotechnology and Oncology
One way scientists are working to overcome challenges in cancer treatment and improve cancer care is through nanotechnology. Nanotechnology, engineered materials that make use of the unique physical …
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€30.87
Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health & Institute of Medicine: Is Soccer Bad for Children’s Heads?
To explore whether soccer playing puts youths at risk for lasting brain damage, the Institute of Medicine brought together experts in head injury, sports medicine, pediatrics, and bioengineering. In …
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Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trials and NCI Cooperative Groups
The NCI-sponsored cooperative groups have made important contributions to improving treatment for many types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, colorectal, and childhood cancers. Cooperative group …
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€47.26
Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Ensuring Quality Cancer Care Through the Oncology Workforce
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) predicts that by 2020, there will be an 81 percent increase in people living with or surviving cancer, but only a 14 percent increase in the number of …
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€30.67
Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Improving the Quality of Cancer Clinical Trials
Scientists and clinicians seek a new paradigm that could improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and overall success rate of cancer clinical trials, while maintaining the highest standards of qua …
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€47.60
Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Implementing Colorectal Cancer Screening
The IOM’s National Cancer Policy Board estimated in 2003 that even modest efforts to implement known tactics for cancer prevention and early detection could result in up to a 29 percent drop in cance …
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€41.84
Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Research has long sought to identify biomarkers that could detect cancer at an early stage, or predict the optimal cancer therapy for specific patients. Fueling interest in this research are recent t …
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€42.52
Commission on Life Sciences & Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: Mammography and Beyond
X-ray mammography screening is the current mainstay for early breast cancer detection. It has been proven to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage and to reduce the number of women dying from the …
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€7.70
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: National Cancer Policy Summit
Many ongoing changes are likely to have an impact on cancer research and care. For example, technological advances are rapidly changing the way cancer research is conducted, and the recently passed h …
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€21.19
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Patient-Centered Cancer Treatment Planning
Each year approximately 1.5 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States, most of whom inevitably face difficult decisions concerning their course of care. Recognizing challenges ass …
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€23.72
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Patient-Centered Cancer Treatment Planning
Each year approximately 1.5 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States, most of whom inevitably face difficult decisions concerning their course of care. Recognizing challenges ass …
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€25.41
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: National Cancer Policy Summit
Many ongoing changes are likely to have an impact on cancer research and care. For example, technological advances are rapidly changing the way cancer research is conducted, and the recently passed h …
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€21.82
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Facilitating Collaborations to Develop Combination Investigational Cancer Therapies
Advances in biomedical research have increased our understanding of the complex nature of disease and the interaction of multiple molecular pathways involved in cancer. Combining investigational prod …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Facilitating Collaborations to Develop Combination Investigational Cancer Therapies
Advances in biomedical research have increased our understanding of the complex nature of disease and the interaction of multiple molecular pathways involved in cancer. Combining investigational prod …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence
Recent research suggests that obesity and excess weight can play a prominent role in the incidence and progression of various cancers. Obesity results from an energy imbalance – that is, energy intak …
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€3.85
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence
Recent research suggests that obesity and excess weight can play a prominent role in the incidence and progression of various cancers. Obesity results from an energy imbalance – that is, energy intak …
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€40.65
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in United States, causing more than 440, 000 deaths annually and resulting in $193 billion in health-related economic losses each year$96 billion …
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€3.84
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in United States, causing more than 440, 000 deaths annually and resulting in $193 billion in health-related economic losses each year$96 billion …
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€42.15
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century
Rising health care costs are a central fiscal challenge confronting the United States. National spending on health care currently accounts for 18 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), but is antic …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century
Rising health care costs are a central fiscal challenge confronting the United States. National spending on health care currently accounts for 18 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), but is antic …
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€39.94
An American Society of Clinical Oncology and Institute of Medicine Workshop & Board on Health Care Services: Implementing a National Cancer Clinical Trials System for the 21st Century
The National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has played an integral role in cancer research and in establishing the standard of care for cancer patient …
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€3.84
An American Society of Clinical Oncology and Institute of Medicine Workshop & Board on Health Care Services: Implementing a National Cancer Clinical Trials System for the 21st Century
The National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has played an integral role in cancer research and in establishing the standard of care for cancer patient …
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€39.79
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine’s National Cancer Policy Forum in July 2013 to faci …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine’s National Cancer Policy Forum in July 2013 to faci …
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Institute of Medicine & National Research Council: Strategies for Scaling Effective Family-Focused Preventive Interventions to Promote Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health
Over the last three decades, researchers have made remarkable progress in creating and testing family-focused programs aimed at fostering the cognitive, affective, and behavioral health of children. …
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€3.81
Institute of Medicine & National Research Council: Strategies for Scaling Effective Family-Focused Preventive Interventions to Promote Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health
Over the last three decades, researchers have made remarkable progress in creating and testing family-focused programs aimed at fostering the cognitive, affective, and behavioral health of children. …
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€42.52
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Nanotechnology and Oncology
One way scientists are working to overcome challenges in cancer treatment and improve cancer care is through nanotechnology. Nanotechnology, engineered materials that make use of the unique physical …
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€31.98
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Contemporary Issues for Protecting Patients in Cancer Research
In the nearly 40 years since implementation of federal regulations governing the protection of human participants in research, the number of clinical studies has grown exponentially. These studies ha …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Contemporary Issues for Protecting Patients in Cancer Research
In the nearly 40 years since implementation of federal regulations governing the protection of human participants in research, the number of clinical studies has grown exponentially. These studies ha …
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€38.51
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Ensuring Patient Access to Affordable Cancer Drugs
In recent years, patients’ out-of-pocket costs for cancer care have been rising rapidly. These costs include health insurance deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments for covered services, as well as …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Ensuring Patient Access to Affordable Cancer Drugs
In recent years, patients’ out-of-pocket costs for cancer care have been rising rapidly. These costs include health insurance deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments for covered services, as well as …
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€38.59
Institute of Medicine & National Research Council: Harvesting the Scientific Investment in Prevention Science to Promote Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health
Over the past few decades there have been major successes in creating evidence-based interventions to improve the cognitive, affective, and behavioral health of children. Many of these interventions …
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€3.82
Institute of Medicine & National Research Council: Harvesting the Scientific Investment in Prevention Science to Promote Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health
Over the past few decades there have been major successes in creating evidence-based interventions to improve the cognitive, affective, and behavioral health of children. Many of these interventions …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Policy Issues in the Development and Adoption of Biomarkers for Molecularly Targeted Cancer Therapies
A long-held goal in oncology has been to develop therapies that target the specific abnormalities in each patient’s cancer rather than simply treating cancers based on the tissue of origin. In the pa …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Policy Issues in the Development and Adoption of Biomarkers for Molecularly Targeted Cancer Therapies
A long-held goal in oncology has been to develop therapies that target the specific abnormalities in each patient’s cancer rather than simply treating cancers based on the tissue of origin. In the pa …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families
Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges. While survival rates for some pediatric cancers present a story of success …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families
Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges. While survival rates for some pediatric cancers present a story of success …
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€45.10
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Breast Images
Millions of women undergo screening mammography regularly with the hope of detecting breast cancer at an earlier and more curable stage. But the ability of such screening to accurately detect early c …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Breast Images
Millions of women undergo screening mammography regularly with the hope of detecting breast cancer at an earlier and more curable stage. But the ability of such screening to accurately detect early c …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Appropriate Use of Advanced Technologies for Radiation Therapy and Surgery in Oncology
In recent years, the field of oncology has witnessed a number of technological advances, including more precise radiation therapy and minimally invasive surgical techniques. Three-dimensional (3D), s …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Appropriate Use of Advanced Technologies for Radiation Therapy and Surgery in Oncology
In recent years, the field of oncology has witnessed a number of technological advances, including more precise radiation therapy and minimally invasive surgical techniques. Three-dimensional (3D), s …
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€46.21
Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Cancer Care in Low-Resource Areas
Though cancer was once considered to be a problem primarily in wealthy nations, low- and middle-income countries now bear a majority share of the global cancer burden, and cancer often surpasses the …
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Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine: Cancer Care in Low-Resource Areas
Though cancer was once considered to be a problem primarily in wealthy nations, low- and middle-income countries now bear a majority share of the global cancer burden, and cancer often surpasses the …
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€52.62
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Policy Issues in the Clinical Development and Use of Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
Immunotherapy is a form of cancer therapy that harnesses the body’s immune system to destroy cancer cells. In recent years, immunotherapies have been developed for several cancers, including advanced …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Policy Issues in the Clinical Development and Use of Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
Immunotherapy is a form of cancer therapy that harnesses the body’s immune system to destroy cancer cells. In recent years, immunotherapies have been developed for several cancers, including advanced …
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€52.11
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening
The public health burden from lung cancer is substantial: it is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Given the individual and …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening
The public health burden from lung cancer is substantial: it is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Given the individual and …
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€52.60
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Drug Development Paradigm in Oncology
Advances in cancer research have led to an improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of cancer and how the immune system responds to cancer. This influx of resea …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Drug Development Paradigm in Oncology
Advances in cancer research have led to an improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of cancer and how the immune system responds to cancer. This influx of resea …
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€57.76
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Cancer Care in Low-Resource Areas
Though cancer was once considered to be a problem primarily in wealthy nations, low- and middle-income countries now bear a majority share of the global cancer burden, and cancer often surpasses the …
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€3.82
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Cancer Care in Low-Resource Areas
Though cancer was once considered to be a problem primarily in wealthy nations, low- and middle-income countries now bear a majority share of the global cancer burden, and cancer often surpasses the …
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€56.45
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Incorporating Weight Management and Physical Activity Throughout the Cancer Care Continuum
The National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public workshop, Incorporating Weight Management and Physical Activity Throughout the Cancer C …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Incorporating Weight Management and Physical Activity Throughout the Cancer Care Continuum
The National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public workshop, Incorporating Weight Management and Physical Activity Throughout the Cancer C …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Establishing Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology
Delivering high-quality cancer care to all patients presents numerous challenges, including difficulties with care coordination and access. Patient navigation is a community-based service delivery in …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Establishing Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology
Delivering high-quality cancer care to all patients presents numerous challenges, including difficulties with care coordination and access. Patient navigation is a community-based service delivery in …
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€57.57
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care
Rapid advances in cancer research, the development of new and more sophisticated approaches to diagnostic testing, and the growth in targeted cancer therapies are transforming the landscape of cancer …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care
Rapid advances in cancer research, the development of new and more sophisticated approaches to diagnostic testing, and the growth in targeted cancer therapies are transforming the landscape of cancer …
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€57.81
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care
A hallmark of high-quality cancer care is the delivery of the right treatment to the right patient at the right time. Precision oncology therapies, which target specific genetic changes in a patient’ …
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€57.46
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care
A hallmark of high-quality cancer care is the delivery of the right treatment to the right patient at the right time. Precision oncology therapies, which target specific genetic changes in a patient’ …
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€3.82
Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health & Institute of Medicine: Is Soccer Bad for Children’s Heads?
To explore whether soccer playing puts youths at risk for lasting brain damage, the Institute of Medicine brought together experts in head injury, sports medicine, pediatrics, and bioengineering. In …
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€14.76
Commission on Life Sciences & Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: Mammography and Beyond
X-ray mammography screening is the current mainstay for early breast cancer detection. It has been proven to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage and to reduce the number of women dying from the …
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€5.08
Institute of Medicine & National Cancer Policy Forum: Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Research has long sought to identify biomarkers that could detect cancer at an early stage, or predict the optimal cancer therapy for specific patients. Fueling interest in this research are recent t …
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€29.37
Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Developing and Sustaining an Effective and Resilient Oncology Careforce
The oncology careforce faces challenges as population growth in the U.S. contributes to increases in the number of patients diagnosed with cancer. Significant advances in cancer research, screening a …
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Margie Patlak: More Than Meets the Eye
Winner of the American Society of Journalists and Authors Award in the memoir/autobiography category!For award-winning science writer Margie Patlak, exploring the unique nature of the Maine coast ope …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Advancing Progress in the Development and Implementation of Effective, High-Quality Cancer Screening
New technologies and improved understanding of the genesis and progression of various cancers have added to the enthusiasm for potential new strategies to improve screening and early detection of can …
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€47.34
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics: Applying Big Data to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held the workshop Applying Big Data to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology on October 2829, 2019, in Washington, DC. Th …
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Board on Health Care Services & Health and Medicine Division: Addressing the Adverse Consequences of Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatment can lead to an array of significant short- and long-term physical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic consequences for patients and their families. To examine the opportunities to preve …
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Margie Patlak: Wild and Wondrous
For award-winning science writer and photographer Margie Patlak, exploring the unique nature of the Maine coast opens a door to deeper ties and insights. This collection of photographs conveys the su …
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